In all, Tennessee leaders passed more than a billion dollars in new programs and projects, including school voucher expansion, new immigration enforcement laws and relief for East Tennessee.

The Senate sponsor defended the voucher proposal against critics who said it favors affluent families: “It shouldn’t be based ...

Critics of the universal school voucher program said it uses public money that should go to public schools to pay for private education costs.

Bills propose offering yearly vouchers to families statewide, but amendments have the details changing by the hour.